Running in the corridors of the castle, anxious like a homecoming wanderer who has been away for ten years, desperately eager to see his longing relatives.

Coming to the hall, there was a woman standing in front of the stairs.

The sword light ruthlessly slashed the words she hadn't had time to utter.

The woman dodged in panic, her face full of disbelief,

Snatching his way through, he hurried up the stairs and looked at the closed door.

The dead heart of the tree is like a dying dry seedling, longing for a rain to save it.

......

The door opened, and the person in front of me was a little strange.

Looking at the beautiful eyes as clear as amethyst, Harbert suddenly felt like he was on the edge of the abyss, panicked.

Because there is no longer the closeness and dependence of the past in those eyes, but instead they are cold and complex.

The conversation that followed, like a sharp chisel, struck Habert's desperate heart one after another, until it was hammered through and fell into the abyss.

The heart of the hundred holes is wrapped in despair, falling into mud, and then crushed to dust, only despair remains the same.

He will never forget this scene in his memory, his helplessness, his pain, and his despair, just like this continuous rainstorm, which never stops appearing in front of him.

Anna stopped Hubbard, who was about to step out of the castle.

"You have to think clearly, go out and you can't go back. If you choose to stay, with your strength, and with my help, you can completely regain the glory of Iris, and even I can go to Roland and give you a part of the Iris land, you can re-form the Iris Knights, or choose to restore the country, all of this! I can help you!"

"As long as you choose to stay. “

Hubbard didn't stop and walked out of the castle.

Anna bit her lip and clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into the flesh and blood splattering on the ground.

"Fool, bastard, madman, if you dare to take a step forward, I'll kill that woman!"

Hearing this, he stopped taking his left foot and said seriously.

"Until then, I'll kill you first. “

Then, take another step with your left foot, which you stopped.

Anna didn't laugh angrily.

"Okay, you're here to kill me. “

After saying that, she took out the dagger she had prepared, turned around decisively, and walked up the stairs.

Hubbert swung his sword without hesitation, and went straight to Anna with a slash, this sword showed no mercy, and he would definitely die if he was hit!

At this time, the silver light sword qi flashed, and both offset the qi lifting slash.

Anna stopped, her body trembling slightly.

"You're really ruthless. ”

Basaromu appeared in front of Anna and said in a deep voice: "I came to protect the princess by order of His Royal Highness the Prince, and I ask Her Royal Highness the princess to forgive me." ”

"Sister, calm down, don't be impulsive. Roland's figure also appeared outside the gate

Anna took a deep breath.

"Harbert Kransham, I know that you deliberately slashed me with this sword, just to make me completely dead to you, okay, I'll give you one last chance to tell me your choice. ”

There was no response, he still turned his back and left in silence.

Anna closed her eyes heavily, "Okay, I see." “

Silently walked outside the gate, passing by Roland, no one spoke, passed by like strangers, and they didn't even look at each other the whole time.

Because there is no need.

......

Thick clouds plunged the entire royal capital into gloom, the wind raged through the streets, and the torrential rain continued unstoppable, threatening to completely submerge the city.

On the empty avenue, only a man in a black coat walked alone.

The gray sand on his body was in tatters, and when he looked at the tattered place, he could still see the bloody wounds inside that had been soaked white by the rain.

Blood was still oozing from the wounds, and the rain was lapping on the wounds, splashing the blood in the muddy water and flowing into the filthy and rancid gutters.

Even more terrifying than the bleeding wounds were the dull and dull eyes.

But compared to those desperate eyes like a pool of death, what is even more terrifying is the heart that has long been numb and has a heart like death.

The Walking Dead, but that's it.

He walked like this, step by step, without a plan, without a goal, just walking in silence.

A running pedestrian passed by, glanced at him in surprise, muttered to the strange guy, and took out the key to open the door.

He hesitated as he entered, and shouted at Hubbard.

"Hey, big man, I'm home, do you need this umbrella?"

Hubbert didn't seem to hear it, and didn't react to it.

"Hey, call you, big man. ”

The man screamed again, but the strange man still didn't respond.

"Wow, bad luck. He closed the door and ignored it.

I don't know how long I walked all the way, and the sound of eager horses' hooves sounded behind me.

A red streamer quickly caught up.

Ruth ran up to Hubbard. Arching him lightly with his head, Hubbard still didn't respond.

Seeing his appearance, Ruth's eyes showed a deep worry, and she circled around, thinking of a way to wake him up.

After a few more attempts, Ruth drooped her head like a renunciation, and followed him with her little hooves, quietly accompanied.

On the rainy street, one is in a silent hurry, and the other is faithful and quiet to accompany him, this scene is very similar to the princess and knight on the grassland, but now... Everything is not human.

walked out of the city gate in silence, walked silently on the forest path, and walked silently to Hemu Town.

As he walked here, Harbert stopped suddenly, and even he didn't know why he had come here and why he had stopped here.

His eyes slowly turned his head, looking at the tavern where everyone had been drinking together just three days ago to celebrate the safe delivery of Avna to the Violet Royal Capital, and Habert's heart was mixed.

In just three days...... Everything has changed.

Smack, smack.

A little boy came running in the torrential rain, and in Habert's impression he seemed to be called Willie.

Willie hurried to the iris garden.

The irises in the flower beds were shattered by the rainstorm and fell helplessly in the muddy water, and the petals were scattered all over the ground.

Willy hurriedly covered the tarpaulin on the flower bed, but it seemed that even if he covered the tarpaulin, the flowers that had long been broken would not be salvageable, and sooner or later they would wither.

The children on the other side looked through the window with interest.

"Willie, don't work in vain, these flowers can't be saved. ”

"No, there are always people who will survive. ”

"And Grandpa Buck will definitely be sad to come back and see that these flowers are dead. Willie deliberately raised his voice.

The child in the window scoffed.

"Grandma Blanche is crazy, are you crazy too. “

"Grandpa Buck was bitten to death by a wolf five years ago, how could he possibly come back. ”

"Grandma Blanche just didn't dare to face the facts. ”

Willy's hand froze, and he looked at the cabin worriedly.

Then he stubbornly shouted, "No! Grandpa Buck is not dead, he will be back! He just got lost in the forest, and it won't be long before he will be back, tomorrow...... Or the day after tomorrow!"

"They didn't die!"

"Hush. The boy in the window didn't bother to argue anymore and turned away.

Willie continued to cover the flower beds with tarpaulins and hold them down with stones to make sure they weren't swept away by the wind.

Squeak, Blanche pushed open the door and limped out.

She looked at Willy, who was still struggling to move stones in the rainstorm, and said with concern.

"Little Willie, stop, stop bothering with the flowers, come in. ”

At this moment, a strong wind blew and swept away the tarpaulin that had not yet been covered.

Looking at the tarpaulin floating in the distance, Willy froze in place.

"Leave it alone, come in, Willy. Blanche limped out the door, causing Willy to run over and help her into the house.

"I'm sorry Grandma Blanche, I didn't pay attention to let the tarp be scraped off, I'll go home and get another one!"

Blanche grabbed him and shook her head, pointing at the shattered irises on the ground.

"Look, isn't that beautiful. ”

Willy nodded hesitantly.

Blanche smiled, "And that's in line with the meaning of irises." ”

"The meaning of the irises?"

"Yes, irises have a beautiful flower language. ”

"What is it?"

Blanche muttered as she looked into the rainstorm forest.

"Desperate love. ”

......

Hubbert withdrew his gaze and patted Ruth's head gently.

"Let's go. ”

As he continued along the gravel road, Hubbert's expression shifted slightly, and a smile rose into the corner of his mouth.

Blurred in front of them, two figures were standing in the middle of the road.

"You're not gone yet. ”

Dia: "I've been waiting for you." ”

Claire: "I think you need an adventure that's exciting enough to make yourself forget about all this. ”

Hubbert shook his head: "Thank you, but I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while." ”

As he spoke, Hubbard took out a compass-shaped object and handed it to Claire.

"This was the bargaining chip we were going to trade with Archmage Graham. ”

"She gave it to me, but I didn't need it. ”

"It is with this that the first king of Iris was able to find the Golden Sand City in the Endless Desert, which should be useful to you. ”

"And my saber...... Please take care of it for me. “

"I don't need it anymore, and I probably won't need it anymore, but this sword shouldn't be buried here, and it's better to leave it to you. “

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to know you, so let this 'Sword of the Guardian Knight' go with you to Golden Sand City on my behalf. ”

"We respect your decision. Claire nodded.

"I have a hunch that we might see each other again in the future. ””

"Well, see you in the future. ”

In the rain, the figure of Hubbert waving his hand faded away.

"Obviously, those who protect the princess are knights, but in the end, the princess always marries the prince. ”

"Maybe this is the gap between fairy tales and reality. ”